STATE OF UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources – Moab Field Station
ANNOUNCES
Native Fisheries Technician
Salary: $10.99 – $17.41/hr
Opening Date: 1/19/2011
Closing Date: 2/15/2011
Position title, agency/location: Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking to fill four (4) Wildlife Technician I positions. These are nine-month positions without benefits available in Moab, Utah. The Starting date is April 4 and will continue through the first week of November of 2011. Consideration for alternate begin/end dates will be given if applicant is actively pursuing a degree.
Responsibilitiess: Assist with various field projects involving native and endangered species of fish on the Green, Colorado, and San Juan rivers. Primary duties include monitoring of native and nonnative fish populations, using fish collection techniques such as seining, raft mounted electrofishing, and trammel-netting, and various other related tasks. Following field trips, successful applicants will responsible for ensuring the field crew cleans and maintains equipment, and prepares for future trips. Applicants MUST be agreeable to mechanical removal and disposition of nonnative fish species. Project technicians will also be responsible for data collection, organization.
Qualifications: Applicants must be willing to work a flexible schedule under harsh and adverse field conditions and travel/camp while conducting fieldwork. Applicants must be willing and capable of performing job that includes physically taxing tasks and working outdoors in hot and/or rainy/cold weather. Field trips range from day trips to ten-day trips in remote canyon locations. Applicants are required to be over 18 years of age, possess an ability to work well with others. Preference may be given to applicants with a degree in biological sciences, ecology, zoology, wildlife or fisheries management, and boating experience including whitewater rafts and Jon boats w/outboards. In addition electrofishing experience, the ability to work independently and mechanical aptitude. Housing is NOT provided although meals, tent, and dry bags are supplied during fieldwork. Work is regularly conducted during extreme heat and adverse weather.
Contact: Resumes and cover letters may be emailed to: paulbadame@utah.gov
For additional information please call Paul Badame (435-259-3780). You may also apply by mailing resume, transcript, and cover letter to:
Paul Badame – Project Leader
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources–Moab Field Station
1165 South Highway 191, Suite 4
Moab, Utah 84532
